State Patrol: 2 injured after DUI hit-and-run in Kirkland

Two people were taken to the hospital early Friday morning after a collision on Interstate 405 in Kirkland in which the causing driver tried – unsuccessfully – to flee the scene.

A 56-year-old Lynnwood man was traveling north about 12:30 a.m. on I-405 near Northeast 70th Place – a construction zone – in a Toyota Corolla when the car drifted out of its lane, striking construction barrels in the left lane, according to State Patrol reports.

The vehicle overcorrected, striking a Jeep Liberty in the right lane, causing the Jeep to roll onto its top in the right shoulder.

The Corolla took off and continued north on I-405 until it struck a jersey barrier near Northeast 124th Street in the Totem Lake area.

The 44-year-old female driver of the Liberty, from Austin, Texas, as well as a 44-year-old passenger from Tacoma were injured and taken to local hospitals, reports say.

State troopers arrested the Lynnwood man driving the Corrolla and believe he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The man was booked into King County Jail for investigation of vehicular assault and felony hit-and-run.